According to "Varzesh3" Saket Elhami was hosting the reporters in the press conference after the match with Malavan while he uttered a heavy insinuation about the rumors related to his stepping aside from Paykan uttered. He said at the beginning of his remarks: I say a heartfelt well-done to the refereeing team. They officiated very well; both the refereeing team and the VAR. In the first three or four minutes of the game, our boys were somewhat confused, but after that we completely took control of the game. You played very well. Unfortunately, in the 20th minute, bad luck befell us that bothered us until the last minute of the game. If I count with the added time included, we were ten men for about 80 minutes. The Malavan team is also a very good team and has a very decent, knowledgeable and good coach. A lovable coach who, whoever he may be, I would like him to succeed. He is one of the good figures of our football, and the presence of coaches like Maziar helps our football, the provincial coaches, and football itself. I have a special regard for him.

He continued: The Malavan team was also very good, but after we became ten-man, it was natural that the trend of the game would not proceed as we wanted and changing the game's conditions and its rhythm would become difficult for us. For Malavan too, the work was somewhat hard. For this reason, we were waiting for events to be recorded that would be in our favor. One or two situations also were recorded in our favor and we had chances; although Malavan too had one or two situations. In my opinion, the draw result was fair for both teams. Truly, the quality of the game, considering the type of pitch that existed, was affected for both teams. The quality of the pitch was problem-making for both teams. The dismissal of our player also had an effect in these conditions and Maziar was completely right. Truly, the quality of the game, considering the type of pitch that existed, was affected for both teams. The quality of the pitch was problem-making for both teams and Maziar was completely right.

Elhami, in reaction to the existence of some rumors about his stepping aside from the head-coaching of Paykan, said: You said there were rumors in cyberspace. These rumors were not in cyberspace, but were raised in a media outlet and you yourselves had also published them. Even your official had also published them. From someone who claims to work for the people, it is expected that what he sees, he reflects just as it is. You who claim to be popular and greatly emphasize being popular, should not publish something of which you have no information. Did you not make this rumor? Did you not, before the match, raise the name of the coach and say so-and-so goes and so-and-so comes? Who published this subject? Then you yourselves say it was a rumor. If it was a baseless rumor, why did you publish it? Has nothing happened? Does the coach who sits here not have honor? Does he not have a wife and children and family? You who, if they shut down your program for one day, your tears pour out, for the sake of the people do not speak of the people. Do not speak of the people and plan for your own programs. You always have five, six particular coaches whom you both write about and plan for. Because I did not criticize the national team coach, from the very beginning you started hitting us. There is no problem; criticize, but we too have families. I did not have such an expectation from that person and I wanted to raise this subject today. And if he wants to publish something from now on, good for him; publish from now on, because I no longer have any expectation.

He raised his opinion about the spectator-less becoming of Paykan's matches in this way: Certainly we must have spectators. I have said just now too that our pitch conditions are not clear. About spectators too I must say, where should we bring spectators from? There are teams that have roots. In this regard, my discussion is exactly that the subject of parking and athletes is raised. If it is also to be that these conditions are in our favor, it is still not an issue. If they allow us, we ourselves will also do this work. Paykan also has so much personnel that five, six thousand of them can come to the stadium and fill it. Nevertheless we must have spectators. Does football at all have pleasure without spectators?

Source: Varzesh3